- Added telescope settle time message to Log following a slew
- Removed zenith coordinates from Log if user has not selected AcquireStar Goto zenith
- Fixed bug that would display message that a FocusMax update is available if there was not internet connection available
- Added code to disable 'Select' button on Vcurve window if imaging platform is not MaxIm
- Fixed bug reported in Log if telescope was connected and tracking , reported RA was actually DEC
- Mean Focus Position is now sent to Log during focus run
- Fixed bug where AcquireStar would fail if AcquireStarAvoid.txt encountered CrLf in the text
- Added new method to download images from TheSkyX using ccdsoftImage.scanLine. This was implemented by SW Bisque to address out of memory error during image transfer to host application
- Added code to disable Spiral Search if TSX ImageLink is selected in AcquireStar. Preferred method for large pointing error is to enable All Sky in the TSX
- Set Frame width in Preferences/Autofocus to max 200
- Fixed bug where Traffic Log was not saving the window position when closed
- Fixed bug where Focuser Chooser would reopen after a selection was made
- Added code to enable or disable Preferences/AcquireStar/PinPoint tab controls based on plate solve method selected by the user. PinPoint tabs will be enabled for editing if selected as the plate solve method and disabled if TSX ImageLink is selected.
- Added code to wait for pImage image to be written to directory and verify that it is not locked. A permissions error may be found if a file locked due to PC read/write latency.
- Retooled AcquireStar to increase speed and ability to identify autofocus target star and subframe in the FOV
- Eliminated the AcquireStar Field Search combo box and now use a mathematical model to set the catalog field search size based on the brightest star in the user defined mag range for the filter in use
- Added synthesized star field to AcquireStar when running with MaxIm simulator camera and PinPoint - see Preferences/AcquireStar
- Updated script AcquireStarAsync_Two_Focusers to work with current FocusMax version
- Updated UTC Offset in Preferences/Telescope to reflect times offsets that are reported in fractional hours (ex. Darwin, Australia = +9.5 hrs). ASCOM Platform Util.TimeZoneOffset returns an integer so implemented new methods to get time zone info via Windows API. Also added time zone name
- Added new formatting to Log to differentiate between user defined settings in the Log - they will appear indented with '…'
- Disabled get focuser temperature while polling at user defined rate (1 sec default) if the focuser is moving. This is based on feedback that get temperature may be delayed while moving.
- Added instruction to verify MaxIm file format is *not* set to compressed format if "PinPoint error - could not attach to image" is seen.
- Fixed bug where camera binning would change when camera connection is made
- FocusMax will now generate a synthesized star field based on catalog selected in PinPoint when running with simulators. Requires PinPoint (full version), MaxIm and telescope in tracking mode (using simulator or real telescope). This will also generate a star size that is proptional to the measured star HFD value. See Preferences/AcquireStar.
- FocusMax can also utilize TheSkyX DSS images in simulator mode for learning purposes.
- Fixed bug where AcquireStarAsync would set fail flag if focus failed and then would proceed to next star in the selected target star list . The Host program would see the fail status and continue operation while FocusMax was busy attempting to focus on the next star.
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